CVE-2025-48038
CVE-2025-48038 · Unverified File Handles can Cause Excessive Use of System Resources
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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh (ssh_sftp modules) allows Excessive Allocation, Resource Leak Exposure. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/ssh/src/ssh_sftpd.erl. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 28.0.3, OTP 27.3.4.3 and OTP 26.2.5.15, corresponding to ssh from 3.0.1 before 5.3.3, 5.2.11.3 and 5.1.4.12.
CVSS 5.3 · Medium · EPSS 0.4% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
erlang
- Versions
- ≥ 3.0.1: Affected; ≥ 5.3.3: Not affected; ≥ 5.2.11.3: Not affected; ≥ 5.1.4.12: Not affected (otp)
Update to 5.1.4.12
erlang
- Versions
- ≥ 17.0: Affected; ≥ 28.0.3: Not affected; ≥ 27.3.4.3: Not affected; ≥ 26.2.5.15: Not affected (otp)
- ≥ 07b8f441ca711f9812fad9e9115bab3c3aa92f79: Affected; ≥ 4e3bf86777ab3db7220c11d8ddabf15970ddd10a: Not affected; ≥ f09e0201ff701993dc24a08f15e524daf72db42f: Not affected (git)
Update to 26.2.5.15
erlang Debian:12
- Versions
- 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1
- 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u1
- 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u2
- 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u4
Update to 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u4
erlang Debian:13
- Versions
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u1
Update to 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1+deb13u1
erlang Debian:14
- Versions
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:27.3.4.3+dfsg-1
Update to 1:27.3.4.3+dfsg-1
erlang Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:16.b.1-dfsg-4ubuntu1
- 1:16.b.2-dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:16.b.2-dfsg-2ubuntu1
- 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2
- 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
- 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm1
Update to 1:16.b.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2.2+esm1
erlang Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:18.0-dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:18.0-dfsg-1ubuntu2
- 1:18.2-dfsg-2ubuntu1
- 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu2
- 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3
- 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1
- 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm2
Update to 1:18.3-dfsg-1ubuntu3.1+esm2
erlang Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:20.0.4+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.1.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.1.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.1.4+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.1.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.1.7+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2
- 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm2
Update to 1:20.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm2
erlang Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:22.0.7+dfsg-1build1
- 1:22.2+dfsg-1
- 1:22.2.1+dfsg-1
- 1:22.2.2+dfsg-1
- 1:22.2.3+dfsg-1
- 1:22.2.3+dfsg-2
- 1:22.2.4+dfsg-1
- 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1
- 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
- 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3
- 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4
- 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm1
Update to 1:22.2.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5+esm1
erlang Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:23.2.6+dfsg-1build1
- 1:24.1.1+dfsg-1
- 1:24.1.4+dfsg-1
- 1:24.1.5+dfsg-1
- 1:24.1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:24.2+dfsg-1
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4
- 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6
Update to 1:24.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6
erlang Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:25.2.3+dfsg-1
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu3
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.2
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3
- 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5
Update to 1:25.3.2.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5
erlang Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 1:27.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1
- 1:27.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1
- 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1build1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Update to 1:27.3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Original sources
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-pvj7-9652-7h9r
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2025-48038.html
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2025-48038
- https://www.erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html#order-of-versions
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/pull/10156
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/4e3bf86777ab3db7220c11d8ddabf15970ddd10a
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/f09e0201ff701993dc24a08f15e524daf72db42f
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48038